Mylar sheeting as covering

Blueskies wrote:
"Chris Wells" wrote in message
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: Has anyone here any familiarity with using Mylar as a skin, like on some
: ultralights and hang gliders? What about similar types of plastic
: sheeting?
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: Chris Wells

Someone once covered a Decathlon with Monokote, the stuff RC modelers use for their planes


Brave guy

The two RC planes I used Monokote on several years ago both had the
Monokote fail in the air.

The film on the wings appeared to just shatter and come off in small
pieces. Several others have had the same experience locally.

The aerodynamic properties of the wing changed quickly.

Switched to Ultracote, a German product, and never looked back.
Ultracote is a polyelethene film where as Monokote is a mylar.

Hugh